Therapy

Health & Home
 
Service dogs help with physical and mental disabilities

Service Dogs for Disabilities

Did you know that service dogs aren’t just for the blind? You’ve probably heard of service dogs…
Training & Behavior
 
service dog

What is a Service Dog?

Walk into my office and Moshie, a 3-year-old Maltese / Shih-Tzu mix trained in obedience and…
News & Blogs
 
Dogs for Soldiers

Freedom Dogs for Soldiers

"Pets are good medicine", is a statement to which any animal lover will agree. There is nothing…
Training & Behavior
 
guinea pig as a therapy animal

Guinea Pigs: Therapy Animals?

Are guinea pigs really valid therapy animals? That is the question at the heart of a Michigan-based…
Training & Behavior
 
courtroom therapy dogs

Courtroom Therapy Dogs

Have you ever gone to court? My one courtroom appearance (knock on wood) was for a traffic…
Training & Behavior
 
emotional support dog

Emotional Support Dog

A type of  service dog known as an emotional support dog has been helping children in…
Training & Behavior
 
Cat helping seniors

The Healing Nature of Pets

Shortly after my late husband Bill was diagnosed with terminal cancer, his rapidly declining…
Training & Behavior
 
animal jobs: guide dog

Animal Jobs Series: Guide Dogs

One of the most well-known animal jobs is that of the guide dog, but not many people know the job…
Training & Behavior
 
hogan, who went from show dog to therapy dog

Volunteer Tail: Therapy Dog

First, show dogs make their career in the ring. They trot under the brightest of lights, displaying…
News & Blogs
 
Yale's Law School Therapy Dog

Yale's Law School Therapy Dog

Last week Yale students not only had the opportunity to check out books, but they were also able to…
Training & Behavior
 
service dogs

Assistance Dogs

For more than twenty years, I have worked with service dogs and each day they fascinate me more.…